Ultima Thule

English

Etymology 1
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Ultima Thule occulting a background star

Capitalization of ultima Thule, from Latin ultima+Thule. Hyperbolically named as the furthest place, in March 2018.

Proper noun

Ultima Thule

  1. (astronomy, informal) The trans-Neptunian object, (486958) 2014 MU69, nicknamed "Ultima Thule", being the most distant place a space probe is targetted to visit, as of its naming in 2018.
Usage notes

Though the object is named for the farthest place, it is not the farthest known object in the Solar System as of the time of its naming, nor the time of its discovery (that being dwarf planet Eris). Neither is it the farthest known object or location, as all stars and galaxies are much more distant.

Synonyms
  • minor planet 486958
  • (486958) 2014 MU69
  • 2014 MU69

Derived terms
  • Ultima (the larger lobe of the Ultima Thule contact binary)
  • Thule (the smaller lobe of the Ultima Thule contact binary)

Translations
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Etymology 2

Capitalization of ultima Thule

Noun

Ultima Thule (plural Ultima Thules)

  1. Alternative form of ultima Thule

French
Ultima Thule (circled) as it travels across the background of stars

Etymology

English Ultima Thule, from Latin ultima+Thule

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Ultima Thule

  1. (astronomy, informal) Ultima Thule

Italian
Extrapolated shape of Ultima Thule from its occultation events

Etymology

English Ultima Thule, from Latin ultima+Thule

Proper noun

Ultima Thule ?

  1. (astronomy, informal) Ultima Thule

Latin

Noun

Ultima Thule

  1. Alternative form of ultima Thule
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